Stove-cover and lifter.



No. 736,749. PATENTED AUG. 18,1903.

L. T. LENDERKING. STOVE OOVERAND LIFTER.

APPLICATION II LED APR. 30, 1903. H0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Iatented August 18, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

STOVE-COVER AND LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,749, dated August 18, 1903. Application filed April 30,1903. Serial No. 154,981. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS T. LENDERKING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stove-Covers and Lifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in stove-covers and lifters.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved cover and lifter of such construction that the latter may be inserted in one of the recesses in the former and held rigidly, and thereby prevent the cover from turning while being lifted.

Another object of the invention is to provide the cover with a plurality of recesses which will be arranged near the center of the plate and whereby the lifter maybe inserted in one of said recesses no matter from which direction the cover is approached or happens to be turned on the stove.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter pointed out.

- The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 illustrates a top plan view of a stove-cover constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view of same with the concavo-convex center plate removed and shows the lifter inserted in'one of the recesses. Fig. 3 is a section elevation on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. at is a detail sectional view showing how the concavo-convex center plate is secured in position. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of a portion of the concavo-convex center plate.

In the drawings, a designates a circular cover having a bead 1), extending around its rim edge in the bottom side, and also having a central circular bead a, forming a shoulder c on its inner side. At the center and within said circular bead c the cover is provided with a plurality of openings or depressions d,which are arranged equidistant apart. On the bot tom and between each two openings or depressions cl the cover is provided with vertically-extending V-shaped flanges e, which separate one opening from the next adjoining one and serve to stiffen the cover between said openings. These flanges curve down wardly from their broader ends to the point ends 6, where they are lowest, and these ends all project toward the center of the plate and form V-shaped abutments. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 that the point e of each of these flanges c has position directly in front of or opposite one of the openings. The advantage of this-construction will. be presently pointed out.

Within the circular bead c the cover is provided witha plurality of bolt-holes f, in the 7 present instance three in number.

A concavo-convex center bottom plate 9 is provided with a rim-flange g, and said flange is provided with a plurality of bolt-holes h. This bottom plate g fits up against the bottom side of the cover a, and the flange g abuts against the shoulder c of the circular bead c. The concave side of the plate gis uppermost and the concave surface fits snugly against the bottom curved surfaces of the flanges c.

The bottom plate 9 is secured to the cover by means of suitable bolts j.

The lifter 7c is provided with a curved lower end 7t and the extreme lower end of said lifter is provided with a V-notch Z.

In operation the curved end of the lifter is inserted in one of the openings or depressions d and on top of the concave surface of the bottom plate g. The extreme end of the lifter is then guided between the flanges e, and the V-notch in said end of the lifter receives the point e of the V-flange c opposite the opening in which the lifter has been in- 'serted. No matter in which opening or depression the lifter is inserted the V-notch will always have a V-flange to engage it. It is obvious when one of the flanges of the cover is in engagement with the V-notch of the lifter the cover is held rigidly.

Having thus fully described my invention, what'l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-=- 1. A stove-cover provided with one or more openings or depressions and having a V- shaped abutment confronting said openings.

2. A stove-cover provided with a plurality of central openings or depressions and having a V-shaped abutment confronting each of said openings, said V-shaped abutments be-' ing below the top surface of said cover.

A stove-cover provided with a plurality of central openings and provided on its bot tom between each of said openings With a withalifter having a V-notch in its lower end downwardly-projecting V-shaped flange and for engaging the V-shaped abutments. I0 aconcave bottom plate beneath said V-shaped In testimony whereof I aflix my signature flanges and secured to said cover. in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

5 4. A stove-cover provided With a plurality LOUIS T. LEN DERKING.

of openings and provided on its botton be- W'itnesses: tween said opening with a downwardly-pro- CHARLES B. MANN, J12, jecting V-shaped abutment in combination G. FERDINAND VOGT. 

